Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Toyota Highlander submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
REAR WHEEL HUBS. I REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB AT ABOUT 6500 MILES AND 92000 MILES. I REPLACED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HUB AT ABOUT 85000 MILES. IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THESE ITEMS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY? I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 50 YEAR AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS.
VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HAZARD. *TR
THE FLARES THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FENDERS KEEP COMING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAVE COME OFF FOUR TIMES NOW AND POSE A SAFETY THREAT TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE FLARES TAPED TO THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT THEIR COMING OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF THESE FLARES COME OFF IT IS POSSIBLE THEY COULD HIT OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY POSING A THREAT TO THEIR SAFETY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE APPEARED TO HAVE SMALL HOLES IN IT AND WAS EXTREMELY WORN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE TIRE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FAILURE MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHEEL MAY BE DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FROM FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA LOCATION. THE VEHICLE RODE SMOOTH UNTIL I HAD ITS FIRST SERVICED AT TOYOTA. THE VEHICLE RODE LIKE A JEEP, ROCK AND ROLLING, AT NORMAL DRIVING SPEED AND HIGHLY AT LOW SPEED. ALL THIS STARTED AFTER THE FIRST VEHICLE SERVICE. I TRADED IN MY 2006 FOR 2010 AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR THE 2006, I PURCHASED NEW RIMS, TIRES, LUGS, WHEEL BALANCING AND FULL FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE STILL RODE THE SAME ROCKING AND ROLLING. IN THE PAST, I HAVE WORK AS SYSTEM ENGINEER ON A MILITARY PROJECT. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITS TRACKS, THE PROBLEM THE LUGS NOT BEING ADJUSTED THE SAME ON EACH WHEEL RESULTING IN TRACK BREAKING OR DAMAGE. THE SAME FOR ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS LUGS AND WHEEL. BACK TO MY 2010, BOTTOM LINE IS EACH WHEEL MUST BE TORQUE THE SAME. IF EACH WHEEL IS TORQUE DIFFERENT OR EACH TUG, THAN THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A ROCKING AND ROLLING AFFECT. ALL VEHICLE SERVICE SAYS, IT'S THE WHEEL, BUT NO ONE EVER TORQUE THE LUGS RESULTING IN THE SAME ROCK AND ROLLING AFFECT. UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF LUG ADJUSTMENT CAN SAVE CUSTOMERS, MONEY, TIME AND EASY FIT. [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD A BACK UP CAMERA INSTALLED ON HER VEHICLE WHICH HAD NO SENSORS ON IT TO ALERT HER OF OBJECTS BEHIND HER. SHE CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO STATED THAT THE CAMERA SHE HAS DOESN'T HAVE SENSORS; HOWEVER, THEY COULD BE ADDED AT AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE OF $635.00. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 50.
TOYOTA RECALL ON 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER -ACCELERATOR PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION. I HAD RECENTLY BROUGHT MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER IN FOR THE RECALL AND SERVICING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE PEDAL COMING APART WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR HARM THE FIRST TIME AROUND. I NOW HAVE TO FACE THE VEHICLE HAVING "TO HAVE TO DISMANTLE/LIFT THE ENGINE AND OR HAVING TO MODIFY THE CROSS THREADED STUDS TO CORRECT THE FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL." THEREBY ALTERING THE VEHICLE BY INSTALLING MODIFIED OR NEW STUDS TO THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS TO THE NEW REPAIRS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. *TR
ON DECEMBER 2, 2009, I TOOK DELIVERY OF A NEW 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT MODEL, WITH A V-6 ENGINE AND 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2010 RECALL NOTICES AS BEING ONE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE STICKING GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PRECEDING THE RECALL NOTICES, ON JANUARY 15, 2010, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PEDAL FADE WHILE STOPPED ON LEVEL FLAT GROUND AT A RED TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO ENSURE THAT I DID NOT DRIFT INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. UPON PRESSING DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE "HILL ASSIST" WARNING BUZZER SOUNDED EVEN THOUGH MY WHEELS WERE NOT SPINNING OR IN DANGER OF SPINNING. WHEN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHANGED TO GREEN A MINUTE OR SO LATER, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO START MOVING FORWARD. I FOUND THAT I HAD TO APPLY SUBSTANTIAL ( GREATER THAN NORMAL) PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE FORWARD. THIS CAUSED GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FORWARD TOO QUICKLY FROM A DEAD STOP AND HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY SELLING DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY DEFAULTS AND THAT ALL SYMPTOMS WERE NORMAL. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED TO STOP PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO HARD. HOWEVER, MY CONCERN IS THAT WHENEVER THE "HILL ASSIST" SYSTEM IS ENGAGED (I CAN ENGAGE IT AT ANY TIME AT WILL), THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT THE EXTRA PRESSURE NEEDED TO START THE CAR MOVING FORWARD WILL CAUSE ME TO ACCELERATE INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CONDITION IS COMPUTER RELATED AND PRESENTS AN IMMINENT DANGER TO BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS DRIVING A SIMILAR EQUIPPED TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY IN LIGHT OF TOYOTA'S MASSIVE RECALL PROBLEMS. THANK YOU.*TR
GAS PEDAL OF 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER GOT STUCK ON THE WEATHERTECH DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR LINER WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. LUCKILY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL CAR OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WE DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN MY HUSBAND REMOVED THE FLOOR LINER THE GAS PEDAL POPPED BACK UP - SO IT GOT STUCK ON THE LINER. ALSO, EARLIER IN THE TRIP THAT DAY THE WEATHERTECH CARGO LINER PREVENTED THE REAR HATCH FROM CLOSING PROPERLY AND OUR LUGGAGE FELL OUT INTO THE ROAD. ORDER # 92137633; ORDER DATE: 1/5/2010. WE HAVE ADVISED WEATHERTECH AND ARE RETURNING THE PRODUCT FOR A REFUND. P/N:441151/00185 REV 1 (DRIVER'S SIDE LINER); PART # 40328 (CARGO LINER) - CAN NOT FIND EXACT LISTING OF MODEL # ON YOUR FORM - SO ENTERED CLOSEST TO MODEL # SINCE FORM WILL NOT LET YOU CONTINUE WITHOUT CHOOSING A MODEL #. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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